Co. Wicklow

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Hagan, John

Hagan, John (1873–1930), priest, writer, republican, and college rector, was born near Rathdrum in the parish of Avoca, Co. Wicklow, one of three brothers and three sisters. At least one parent was an Ulster catholic, probably influencing his nationalist sympathies. He was…

Halpin, Robert Charles

Halpin, Robert Charles (1836–94), sea captain, was born 16 February 1836 at Wicklow town, the youngest of thirteen children of James Halpin, tavern owner, and his wife, Anne Halpin (née Halbert). Educated locally at Leitrim Place, he left school at the age of eleven, with the…

Hennessy, Henry

Hennessy, Henry (1826–1901), physicist and mathematician, was born 19 March 1826, probably at 4 Mount Verdon Terrace, Cork city, second son among five sons and three daughters of John Hennessy of Ballyhennessy, hide merchant on Pope's Quay, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of…

Henry, Paul

Henry, Paul (1876–1958), painter, was born 11 April 1876 at 61 University Road, Belfast, third of four sons of Robert Mitchell Henry (1824–91), minister of the Reformed Presbyterian church, and his wife Kate Anne (1838–1928), eldest of four daughters of Thomas Berry, minister of the…

Henry, Robert Mitchell

Henry, Robert Mitchell (1873–1950), classicist and university administrator, was born 11 February 1873 in Belfast, son of Robert Mitchell Henry (1824–91), who was himself son of a Reformed Presbyterian minister, William Henry (1789–1852). Robert M. Henry sen., having started his…

Hepenstall (Hempenstall), Edward Lambert

Hepenstall (Hempenstall), Edward Lambert (1766–1800?), lieutenant of militia, was born in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow, third son of Edward Hepenstall and his wife Jane, daughter of John Lambert of Kilcroney, Co. Wicklow. His catholic mother arranged that he receive an education at the…

Hickey, Ted (Edward Vincent)

Hickey, Ted (Edward Vincent) (1940–2005), arts administrator and traditional music enthusiast, was born 4 March 1940 in Wicklow town. He was educated at the Institute for Science and Technology in Kevin Street, Dublin; the London School of Film Technique; and…

Hill, Arthur Blundell Sandys Trumbull

Hill, Arthur Blundell Sandys Trumbull (1788–1845), 3rd marquess of Downshire , KP, and major Irish landowner, was born 8 October 1788, eldest of the five sons of Arthur Hill (qv), 2nd marquess, and his wife Mary Hill (…

Hime, Sir Albert Henry

Hime, Sir Albert Henry (1842–1919), road and bridge engineer and Natal statesman, was born 29 August 1842 in Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow, seventh son of the Rev. M. C. Hime and his wife Harriette, a daughter of the Rev. Bartholomew Lloyd…

Holt, Joseph

Holt, Joseph (1756?–1826), United Irishman, was born at Ballydonnell, Wicklow, one of six children of John Holt, a protestant farmer, and his wife, Mary. While the headstone on his grave records his year of birth as 1756, he was baptised in July 1759 in the Church of Ireland…

Horan, Joan

Horan, Joan (1918–65), paralympian, was born 26 February 1918 at 7 Merrion Square, Dublin, the home of her father Dr Patrick Dempsey , an ear, nose and throat surgeon at the Mater Hospital, and his wife Monica (née Plunkett); Joan was the second of their two children, both daughters.…

Hughes, Henry George

Hughes, Henry George (1810–72), lawyer and politician, was born (according to his tombstone) 10 August 1810 in Capel St., Dublin, eldest son of James Hughes, solicitor, and his wife, Margaret, daughter of Trevor Stannus Morton, a Dublin solicitor. A catholic, he was educated at a…

Jones, Nancy (Esperanca) Wynne-

Jones, Nancy (Esperanca) Wynne- (1922–2006), painter, was born 10 December 1922 at Penmaenucha, Dolgellau, north Wales, youngest child among two sons and one daughter of Charles Llewellyn Wynne-Jones (c.1891–1974), landowner, and his wife Sybil Mary Gella (née Scott) (c…

Kavanagh, James Blake

Kavanagh, James Blake (1822–86), priest, nationalist, and philosophical and scientific writer, was born in Kilballyowen, in the parish of Killaveny, Co. Wicklow, son of Thomas Kavanagh and Mary Kavanagh (née McDonald). He received his early education at St Peter's College, Wexford…

Kay, Dorothy Moss

Kay, Dorothy Moss (1886–1964), artist, was born 3 December 1886 in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, one of seven children of (John) William Elvery , merchant, and his wife, Mary Teresa (d. 1925), daughter of Dr William Moss of Kilternan, Co. Dublin, and Teresa Moss (née Richardson) of…

Kearney, Mother Kevin

Kearney, Mother Kevin (1875–1957), pioneer Ugandan missionary sister and foundress of Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa, was born 28 April 1875 in Knockenrahan, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, the third and youngest daughter of Michael Kearney, a farmer, and Teresa Kearney (née…

Kennedy, Sir Robert

Kennedy, Sir Robert (c. 1584–1668) baronet, landowner, member of parliament and exchequer official, was the eldest son of Robert Kennedy of Dublin (probably descended from the O’Kennedys of Tipperary). Little is known of Robert’s early life, and he is…

Kilmartin, Terence (‘Terry’) Kevin

Kilmartin, Terence (‘Terry’) Kevin (1922–91), intelligence officer and literary editor, was born 10 January 1922 at Church Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, seventh of eight children of Ambrose Joseph Kilmartin, deputy forestry commissioner and veteran of the 1916 rising, and Eva…

King, Cecil

King, Cecil (1921–86), painter and collector, was born 22 February 1921 at Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow, son of Henry King, businessman, of Rathdrum, and Susan King (née Crowe). He was educated at the Church of Ireland Ranelagh School, Athlone, and at Mountjoy School, Dublin (1936–9).…

Kingston, Richard Samuel

Kingston, Richard Samuel (1922–2003), painter, was born 22 March 1922 at Leabeg, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow, one of five children of (Thomas) George Kingston, farmer and horse schooler, originally from Clonakilty, Co. Cork, and his wife Elizabeth (née Berry). In the early 1930s his…

Kirwan, John H. (‘Jock’)

Kirwan, John H. (‘Jock’) (1878–1959), footballer, was born in Co. Wicklow. Nothing is known of his parents or early life; the family may have moved to England when he was a teenager. Kirwan, with the Belfast men Billy Scott and…

Lambert, Ham (Noel Hamilton)

Lambert, Ham (Noel Hamilton) (1910–2006), sportsman and veterinary surgeon, was born 10 June 1910 in Dublin, the eldest son of Robert James Hamilton (Bob) Lambert (see below), veterinary surgeon and cricketer, of Rathmines, Dublin, and his wife Nora (née Mitchell). He was educated in…

Lane, Victor

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Larkin, James

Larkin, James (1904–69), trade unionist and politician, was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, eldest of four sons of James Larkin (qv), trade union leader, and Elizabeth Larkin (née Brown), daughter of a baptist lay preacher from Co.…

Larminie, William

Larminie, William (1849–1900), poet and folktale collector, was born 1 August 1849 in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, youngest son of William Larminie, who seems to have been a land agent or bank official, and was protestant, of Huguenot descent, and his wife Bridget (‘Beda’), daughter of Col.…